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Danley, Illinois

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Prairie du Rocher precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62277. The Survey maps it on the Prairie du Rocher quadrangle.

Danley within Randolph County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

9 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Danley between 2007 and 2020, burning about 51 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Debris and open burning3
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesHENERFAULT
7 March 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesHOLDENEE
25 March 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesESCHMANN
11 March 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resourcesnot named
20 February 2017Equipment and vehicle use10 acresIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesBRIAN/KAREN WICKLEIN
19 February 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesALBERTSON
16 December 2020Debris and open burning10 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources111920
12 December 2020Debris and open burning5.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources110620

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Randolph County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Danley: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Prairie Du Rocher QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Solvay MineStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Stotz Quarry MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Randolph County

Storms near this place

5 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Danley in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2017: 3 flood, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2008FloodDanley$10,000The Mississippi River at Chester, IL crested at 39.46 feet on 7/01/2008. This is the tenth highest crest ever recorded. Damage was restricted to agricultural areas along the river. A few roads along the river had to be closed. Agricultural losses were estimated at $6.3 million.
June 2013FloodDanley$1,000The Mississippi River started June in flood and hit major flood levels cresting on the 5th. The river fell below flood stage on the 26. Damage was limited to some closed roads and flooded farmland.
April 2017Flash FloodDanley-Between four and seven inches of rain fell over 3 days causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded.
April 2011Flash FloodDanley-Between 5 and 8 inches of rain fell over several days causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Illinois Route 3 south of Chester to the Jackson County line. Several water rescues had to be performed after people drove their cars through flooded roadways.
July 2008FloodDanley-The Mississippi River crested at Chester, IL on July 1 at 39.46 feet. It fell below flood stage on July 17. For additional information about the flooding consult the June report.

Every storm recorded in Randolph County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Prairie du Rocher1.4 miles19
Modoc5.1 miles19
Marigold5.9 miles19
Kellogg6.4 miles19
Ruma6.8 miles13
Roots9.3 miles12
Evansville9.4 miles12
Red Bud10.3 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422604. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.